Village · Shikaripara, Dumka
# Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816103. The 2011 Census counted 164 people in 28 households, the 195th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 164 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 59.3% literacy
- 816103 PIN code

## Jagatpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jagatpur is 816103. Jagatpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816103
- Gram panchayat Simanijor
- Community development block Shikaripara
- Census village code 370903

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jagatpur from nearby towns?
- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jagatpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jagatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shikaripara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shikaripara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jagatpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 24% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jagatpur

Of every 100 households in Jagatpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jagatpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 24%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 0% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 31%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jagatpur?

■ Jagatpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.3% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1187 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 968
- Working population 72.0% 43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 72% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 67 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 48 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara
- Dumaria 173 people
- Ranaipahari 173 people
- Chandpur 172 people
- Barajpur 164 people
- Maniachua 162 people
- Kendpathar 159 people
- Ghatakpur 156 people
- Gopalpur 156 people

All 261 villages in Shikaripara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jagatpur? 816103
- How far is Jagatpur from Dumka? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Jagatpur? 164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagatpur in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jagatpur? 59.3% (Census 2011)

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